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 Dictionary meaning of "disaster" may be taken as: "a
sudden accident or natural event that causes great
damage or loss of life“.
The biggest problem with the disasters
is the suddenness and swiftness with
which they arrive.

Earthquakes, industrial accidents, oil-spills,

forest-fires, terrorist activities etc. are some of the more
commonly encountered disasters
Natural disasters: These are primary natural
• Disasters Earthquake
• Volcanoes Floods Tornados
• Tsunami [MY TOPIC]

Man Made :
These are mostly caused due to certain human activities.
• Nuclear Leaks
• Chemical Leaks
• Oil spills
 India is one of the most disaster prone countries in the world.

Over 65% land area vulnerable to earthquakes;

70% of land under cultivation prone to drought;
5% of land (40 million hectares) to floods;
8% of land (8,000 km coastline) to cyclones.
A Major Disaster occurs every 2-3 years;

50 million people affected annually

1 million houses damaged annually along with human, social and
other losses
During 1985-2003, the annual average damage due to natural
disasters has been estimated at 70 million USD

Source: Ministry of Agriculture, GOI: BMTPC, Ministry of Urban Development, GOI

The 2004 Indian Ocean
earthquake was an
undersea earthquake that
occurred at 00:58:53 UTC
on December 26, 2004,
with an epicentre off the
west coast of Sumatra,
Indonesia. The earthquake
was caused by subduction
and triggered a series of
devastating tsunamis
along the coasts of most
landmasses bordering the
Indian Ocean.

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With a magnitude of between 9.1 and 9.3, it is the second
largest earthquake ever recorded on a seismograph. This
earthquake had the longest duration of faulting ever
observed, between 8.3 and 10minutes. Since 1900 the
only earthquakes recorded with a greater
magnitude were the 1960 Great Chilean
Earthquake (magnitude 9.5) and the 1964 Good
Friday Earthquake in Prince William Sound (9.2).

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 Why most people did notget a
warning?
• Scientists didn’t warn people to go away because maybe
they were not sure about the earthquake and then the
people discuss badly their names and it could cause to
them, an unemployment.

• The countries would have lack of tourism.

• Because of other country’ s benefits.

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 WHAT IS ATSUNAMI…?
A tsunami is a wave train, or series of waves, generated in a body of waterby
an impulsive disturbance that vertically displaces the water column.
Earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, explosions, and even the impact of
cosmic bodies, such as meteorites, can generate tsunamis.

The following are natural signs of tsunami:

Feel the earth shake.A large undersea earthquake may be felt prior to
tsunami by an ongoing shaking of the ground in coastal regions. However, you
may not feel an earthquake if the source is far away.
See the ocean drop. As tsunami approach the shoreline, the sea level may, but
not always, recede/drop dramatically before returning as a fast-moving wall of
water.
Hear an unusual roaring sound. A roaring sound may precede the arrivalof
tsunami.
Climb to higher ground as soon as warning of a
tsunami is released

Stay away from the beach - if you can see the

wave, you are too close to escape it.

Do not assume that one wave means the danger

is over - the next wave may be larger than the
first.

Stay out of the area and do not return until

authorities say it is safe to do so

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Help injured or trapped persons and give first aid
where appropriate.

Stay out of damaged buildings.

Shovel mud while it is still moist to give walls and

floors an opportunity to dry.

Enter home with caution, checking for electrical

shorts and live wires

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Disaster Preparedness
Disaster impact

Disaster Response

Rehabilitation

Disaster Mitigation
 Prevention : Action within this segment is designed to
impede the occurrence of a disaster event and/or prevent
such an occurrence having harmful effects on
communities or key installations.

 Mitigation : Action within this segment usually takes the

form of specific programs intended to reduce the effects of
disaster on a nation or community. For instance, some
countries regard the development and application of
building codes (which can reduce damage and loss in the
event of earthquakes and cyclones) as being in the category
of mitigation.
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• The Tsunami caused by the Sumatra EQ killed
>300,000 people because there was no Warning
System.
Source region for Sumatra Tsunami extends from Banda
Aceh through the Nicobar Islands.
We need a method for estimating size of great
earthquakes within a time frame useful to the Tsunami
Warning System.

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THANK YOU 

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